Community Mental Health Nurse | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking Community Mental Health Nurses to provide specialist care to individuals with severe mental health conditions. Ideal candidates will have a relevant nursing qualification and experience in conducting assessments, creating care plans, and delivering evidence-based interventions. The role emphasizes working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care and encourage service user involvement. This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health nursing.
• Capability to handle mental health assessments and care plans.
• Understanding of relevant legislation such as MHA 1983, MCA 2005.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health care assessments.
• Produce patient-centered care plans.
• Administer intramuscular injections safely.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Risk assessment

Evidence based interventions

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for Community Mental Health Nurses (Care Co‑coordinator / Key Worker) looking to join a great team, providing specialist mental health care to the population of Tameside. The Secondary Care CMHT supports residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions. We aim to provide outstanding care to the people of Tameside and listen to improve, in response to the needs of the population we serve.

This is an exciting time for CMHT. We are currently undergoing a transformation within our service as part of the National Transformations of community services and the local Living Well developments. It is an opportunity to be part of our service development, with planned investment in our staff and new role development.

The CMHT works with people aged 16 and over with severe and enduring mental health and social care needs. The CMHT works closely with the local authority, providing a multidisciplinary approach to the care provided.

Care co‑coordinators / key workers are responsible for providing holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans for people on their caseload.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessment of health care needs
• Producing collaborative patient focused care plans
• Risk assessment and management
• Monitoring and evaluating care plans
• Liaising with wider MDT
• Providing evidence based therapeutic interventions
• Providing education advice, emotional and psychological support
• To promote choice in service user involvement in care planning and risk management
• Ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models
• Ensure carer involvement in the service user's care
• To report concerns identified under Safeguarding adult procedures
• Maintaining accurate records
• To undertake timely comprehensive, holistic mental health assessments using Trust Approved documents including Mental Health Review, Mental Health Risk Assessment including the formulation of risk and Well being Care plan.
• To identify and implement effective risk management plans for patients under your care.
• To provide person centred wellbeing care plans for patients under your care, using SMART goals.
• To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
• To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models, using a strengths based approach to care.
• To follow the nursing process (Assess, Plan, Implement, Evaluate)
• To have good knowledge around frequently used psychotropic medications including their doses, side effects and routes of administration.
• To be competent in the administration of intramuscular injections.
• To understand and adhere to the safe storage of medications, in line with Trust Policy.
• To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions in accordance with NICE Guidelines, appropriate to the patient’s assessed needs.
• To provide education, advice, emotional and psychological support to patients under your care, with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.
• To demonstrate effective communication skills when communicating with patients, families and carers, the MDT, i.e. verbal handovers/discussions with both internal and external stakeholders, written assessments and reports, giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
• To provide high quality accurate, contemporaneous record keeping using PARIS system, giving regarding to confidentiality, Information Governance guidelines adhering to Trust Policies.
• To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in best interests of the service user.
• To develop strong working relationships with the MDT and wider MDT to promote improved outcomes for patient care.
• To have good working knowledge of the MCA 2005 to support the assessment of capacity in complex situations, and support others to improve/develop their skills.
• To demonstrate good working knowledge of relevant legislation, i.e. MHA 1983, MCA 2005 and Care Act 2014.
• To provide leadership support to junior members of the team, i.e. Band 5 Nurses, Community Support Workers and Student Nurses. To contribute effectively to team discussions around patient care.
• To demonstrate good teamwork, taking accountability for decisions and actions taken.
• Sharing skills and knowledge with the team to support their development.
• Ensure high quality of care, using the 6Cs of nursing, Trust Values and adhering to Trust Policies and procedures.
• To recognise own limitations and seek appropriate support when required.
• To refer to the local Authority for Care Act Assessments
• To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.
• To identify, report and investigate concerns under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
• To complete Social Circumstances Reports for detained patients where their detention is being reviewed at Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.

About Pennine Care Trust

Pennine Care Trust values are: Kindness, Fairness, Ingenuity and Determination and are intended to support the trust’s vision and shape its culture by guiding behaviour in all aspects of its operations from recruitment to decision‑making. They are also supported by a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Trust’s vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities. Our purpose is to maximise people’s potential to live more rewarding lives and to create a great place to work.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.

All individuals meeting the person specification criteria are encouraged to apply for this post.

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025.